Record #:

23799

Author(s):

Miles, Suzannah Smith

Abstract:

Lesley Riddle, an African American musician from Burnsville, was an early influence in country music in Western North Carolina in the 1930s and 1940s.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 4 Issue 1, January/February 2010, p24, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Country musicians; Yancey County--History; Festivals--Burnsville

Record #:

23800

Author(s):

Seguret, S.G.

Abstract:

January 19th, 1863 marks the date of a Civil War era massacre along Shelton Laurel River in Madison County, North Carolina.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 4 Issue 1, January/February 2010, p32-35, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Madison County; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Massacres--Shelton Laurel Valley; Massacres--North Carolina--Shelton Laurel Valley

Record #:

23801

Author(s):

Tierney, Matt [Photographer]; Flynn, Michael

Abstract:

The Black Mountain Marathon is a 26-mile trail run in February, in which competitors climb more than 2,850 feet in brutal weather.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 4 Issue 1, January/February 2010, p36-41, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Black Mountain

Record #:

23802

Author(s):

Flowers, Charles

Abstract:

The Overmountain Men steered the Revolutionary War in the Patriots' favor at Kings Mountain, when they won against one of King George's most successful fighting force in the South.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 4 Issue 1, January/February 2010, p42-47, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Record #:

23803

Author(s):

Abstract:

WNC Magazine presents two-hundred years of growth in Asheville, North Carolina with special attention paid to the cityscape and historic structures, as well as past important events that took place in the city.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 4 Issue 1, January/February 2010, p48-53, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Asheville--History